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Brazil’s Itau appoints Alvaro Pimentel to head Latam ops – Metro US

Brazil’s Itau appoints Alvaro Pimentel to head Latam ops

A logo of Itau bank is seen in a branch
A logo of Itau bank is seen in a branch at Vina del Mar

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest lender, Itau Unibanco Holding SA <ITUB4.SA>, has tapped Alvaro Pimentel to head its operations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, it said on Monday.

Pimentel, who was chief executive of Itau Colombia, will replace Cesar Blaquier, the bank said in a statement.

(Reporting by Aluisio Alves; Writing by Carolina Mandl; Editing by Richard Chang)